Scrub pail with pivotally attached floating strainer



Aug. 17, 1948. A. H. HATCHETTE SCRUB PAIL: WITH PIVOTALLY ATTACHED- FLOATING STRAINER Filed Oct. 26, 1945 IN V EN TOR.

{Tia/M 5 m Patented Aug. 17, 1948 UNITED STATES ATE OFFICE SCRUB PAIL WITH PIVOTALLY ATTACHED c FLOATING STRAINER Andrew HrHatchette, Cleveland, Ohio Application October 26, 1945, Serial No. 624,863

4 Claims. (01. 15-264) This inventionrelatcs to scrub pails, the primary object of the invention being to provide means for obstructing and catching scrub cloths, soap or other cleaning device used in scrubbing, when the pail is dumped to remove the dirty water from the pail, thereby insuring against the scrub cloth, soap or the like passing into the sewerage system to clog the same.

An important object of the invention is to provide a pail so constructed that the device which obstructs the passage of the scrub cloth, soap or the like from the pail, will be automatically moved from its concealed position, to its active position, when the pail is tilted in dumpmg.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a scrub pail constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is :a plan View of the pail illustrating the location of the obstructing means, with respect to the ball of the pail.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 indicates a scrub pail which is formed with offset portions 6 disposed adjacent to the upper end of the pail, the offset portions 6 providing compartments for the obstructing device indicated by the reference character I. It is to be understood that the pail is provided with offset portions 6 at opposite sides thereof, and disposed at right angles with respect to the bail 8. However since the construction of the pail at opposite sides thereof, is identical, only one obstructing device will be described in detail.

As clearly shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing, the obstructing device I is in the form of a wooden block which is pivotally connected with the pail, by means of the hinge 9 disposed at the upper edge thereof, and because the device is constructed of wood, the tendency will be for it to float upwardly to its active or dotted line position as shown by Fig. 2 of the drawin When 2 the. pail is tilted in pouring the contents thereof from the pail.

Extending from the normal inner surface of the obstructing device, are rows of fingers it which fingers decrease in length towards the hinged end of the obstructing device, so that when the obstructing device is moved to its active position, these fingers will be so arranged that they will catch into the scrub cloth or soap, should it float to a position above the shorter fingers.

The fingers :are formed with hooks H at their free ends, the hooks being so arranged that when the obstructing device moves to the dotted line position shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing, they will be directed towards the bottom of the pail or in the direct path or travel of the scrub cloth or soap from the pail, to catch the cloth or soap.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, the obstructing device will normally lie within the offset portion 6 of the pail, but when the water in the pail moves to a position to fill the offset portion, when the pail is tilted to pour the water therefrom, the device I will float upwardly and assume the position shown in dotted lines.

With this device, any possibility of the attendant pouring the scrub cloth or soap into a sewerage basin with the water in the pail, to be carried off into the sewerage pipe, will be eliminated.

What is claimed is:

1. A scrub pail having compartments in the sides thereof open to the interior of the pail, water buoyant members pivotally connected with the pail adjacent to the compartments and adapted to swing into the compartments by gravity, when the compartments are void of water, obstructing fingers extending from the pivoted members, said obstructing fingers being normally concealed within the compartments, said pivoted buoyant members adapted to float outwardly from the compartments into the interior of the pail, when water enters the compartments, during the pouring of water from the pail, the fingers lying within the path of travel of water poured from the pail, whereby articles contained in the pail will be caught and held within the pail by contact with the fingers.

2. A scrub pail having compartments in the sides thereof open to the interior of the pail, pivoted water buoyant members connected with the pail adjacent to the compartments and adapted to swing into the compartments, when the compartments are void of water, fingers extending from the pivoted members, said fingers being normally concealed within the compartments, said buoyant members adapted to float into the path of travel of water poured from the pail as water enters the compartments, the fingers catching articles floating on the Water being poured from the pail.

3. A scrub pail having compartments in the sides thereof open to the interior of the pail, water buoyant members pivotally connected with the pail at the upper ends of the pivoted members, said pivoted members adapted to float into the pail when water poured from the pail enters the compartments, and hook fingers secured to the pivoted members, lying in the path of flow of water passing from the pail, said fingers 0bstructing the passage of articles from the pail with the water, as the water is being poured 4 the interior of the pail, water buoyant members pivotally connected at their upper ends, to the pail and adapted to swing by gravity into the compartments, said buoyant members adapted to float into the interior of the pail when the compartments fill with water as the pail is tilted in pouring water therefrom, and obstructing fingers extending from the pivoted members, the

fingers falling in the path of flow of water poured from the pail, obstructing the passage of solids from the pail, with the water.

ANDREW H. HATCHEI'IE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Mannix Apr. 1, 1924 Murphy May 13, 1941 Number 

